Mars Lander

• Mysterious ‘hum’ detected amid hundreds of quakes on Mars

  NASA's InSight lander heard Mars' 'song' while listening for quakes under the Martian surface.

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  Feb 26, 2020
  
• Listen here to wind on Mars — the first time it has ever been captured

  These are the first sounds from Mars that are detectible by human ears, according to researchers.

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  Dec 7, 2018
  
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• European Space Agency believes Mars lander may have exploded

  Europe's experimental Mars probe hit the right spot — but at the wrong speed — likely ending up in a fiery ball of rocket fuel when it struck the surface at high speed, scientists said Friday.

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  Oct 21, 2016
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• Mars lander likely lost after thrusters cut off earlier than expected during descent

  Scientists at the European Space Agency downplayed the likely loss of its Mars lander, saying Thursday that a wealth of data sent back by the experimental probe would help them prepare for a future mission to the red planet.

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  Oct 20, 2016
• Mars probe successfully enters orbit; no word on lander

  The European Space Agency's experimental Schiaparelli probe entered the atmosphere of Mars on Wednesday, and scientists awaited confirmation that the craft had touched down safely.

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  Oct 19, 2016
• ExoMars lander ready to touch down on red planet

  The search for life on Mars may take a giant leap on Wednesday when a space lander is due to touch down on the red planet in Europe's first attempt to land a craft there since the Beagle 2's "heroic failure" more than a decade ago.

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  Oct 19, 2016
• Schiaparelli lander leaves mothership for Mars

  A Mars lander left its mothership on Sunday after a seven-month journey from Earth and headed towards the red planet's surface to test technologies for Europe's planned first Mars rover.

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  Oct 16, 2016